"cirrostratus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌsɪɹəˈstɹeɪtəs/ Forms: cirrostrati [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtəs Etymology: From Latin cirrus and stratus. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|cirrus}} Latin cirrus Head templates: {{en-noun|cirrostrati}} cirrostratus (plural cirrostrati)
  1. (meteorology) A principal high-level cloud type appearing as a whitish veil, usually fibrous but sometimes smooth, which may totally cover the sky and which often produces halo phenomena. Abbreviated Cs Wikipedia link: cirrostratus Categories (topical): Clouds, Meteorology Related terms: cirrostrative, cirrostratous Translations (cloud): 卷層雲 /卷层云 (gyun² cang⁴ wan⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 卷層雲 /卷层云 (juǎncéngyún) (Chinese Mandarin), harsopilvi (Finnish), cirrostratus [masculine] (French), Schleierwolke [feminine] (German), Zirrostratus [feminine] (German), θυσανόστρωμα (thysanóstroma) [neuter] (Greek), fátyolfelhő (Hungarian), blika [feminine] (Icelandic), skýjablika [feminine] (Icelandic), cirrostrato [masculine] (Italian), 巻層雲 (kensōun) (alt: けんそううん) (Japanese), cirrostratus [masculine] (Latin), nubes cirrostrata [feminine] (Latin), pīpipi (Maori), pipi (Maori), pīpipi-o-te-rangi (Maori), перисто-слои́стая (peristo-sloístaja) [feminine] (Russian)

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